List of Famous people born in January

Luke Jackson is a professional Australian boxer with a current record of 19–1. Jackson turned professional in 2013 and is the current title holder of the WBA Oceania, WBO Oriental and Australian Featherweight titles.

Manpreet Singh Gony is a former Indian cricketer. He is a right-arm medium pace bowler and right-hand middle order batsman. In June 2019, Gony announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, except for short-format leagues played overseas.

Hardy William Lindsay Nickerson is an American football linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for 3 years at California and was a grad-transfer at Illinois where he played for his father Hardy Nickerson.

Courtney Leon Freckleton , known professionally as Nines, is an English rapper and songwriter from Church Road, North-West London. After releasing a string of mixtapes between 2011 and 2015, Nines signed to XL Recordings and released his debut album One Foot Out (2017), which charted in the top 4 of the UK Albums Chart. He later released a short film entitled ‘Crop Circle’. Two days after this, he released an album under the same name of the film on 20 April 2018 with features from artists such as Dave, Skrapz, Yung Fume, SL, Ray BLK and Haile from WSTRN.

Joyce Ann Karlin is an American lawyer and politician. She served as both a federal prosecutor and a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge. She is known for having sentenced Soon Ja Du, the merchant who shot Latasha Harlins in the back of the head, to only five years' probation and 400 hours of community service, with no jail time. The sentence was widely condemned, including by the LA County District Attorney and black community leaders in Los Angeles, and is often cited as a catalyst for the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

Maria Louise Joensen, known as Aura Dione, is a Danish singer and songwriter. In 2008 she released her debut album, Columbine. The album spawned the hit single "I Will Love You Monday (365)", which reached number one in Germany, achieved over 80 million video views and was certified platinum.

Oliver Westfield Claffey, better known by the ring name Jack Gallagher, is an English professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. He is best known for his time in WWE, where he performed on the NXT and 205 Live brands, mostly under the ring name "Gentleman" Jack Gallagher. Claffey has faced multiple allegations of sexual assault; he was released by WWE in June 2020, owing to a 2014 assault that was made public as part of the Speaking Out movement.

Diana J. Gabaldon is an American author, known for the Outlander series of novels. Her books merge multiple genres, featuring elements of historical fiction, romance, mystery, adventure and science fiction/fantasy. A television adaptation of the Outlander novels premiered on Starz in 2014.

Paul Christian Scheer is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director, and podcaster.

Muktar Edris is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes in track and cross country races.